Maria

And I wanted to be a lot like my mother because she was... my role model. Right. But it was chaotic and crazy and tragic. And there was constant upheaval. There were constant people coming in and out of the house. The table was filled with 15, 20 people. There was Mother Teresa, Robert McNamara. There were vice presidents, everybody leaders, world leaders.

And I wanted to be a lot like my mother because she was... my role model. Right. But it was chaotic and crazy and tragic. And there was constant upheaval. There were constant people coming in and out of the house. The table was filled with 15, 20 people. There was Mother Teresa, Robert McNamara. There were vice presidents, everybody leaders, world leaders.

And I wanted to be a lot like my mother because she was... my role model. Right. But it was chaotic and crazy and tragic. And there was constant upheaval. There were constant people coming in and out of the house. The table was filled with 15, 20 people. There was Mother Teresa, Robert McNamara. There were vice presidents, everybody leaders, world leaders.

Yes. And I got the message that, you know, you need to be this. And I, you know, I never dawned on me to question that. I just expected that that's the path that I was going to take. So did you feel loved? I didn't even know what that was. Nobody talked about love in my house. It wasn't a conversation anybody was having. We were talking about we were out to change the world.

Yes. And I got the message that, you know, you need to be this. And I, you know, I never dawned on me to question that. I just expected that that's the path that I was going to take. So did you feel loved? I didn't even know what that was. Nobody talked about love in my house. It wasn't a conversation anybody was having. We were talking about we were out to change the world.

Yes. And I got the message that, you know, you need to be this. And I, you know, I never dawned on me to question that. I just expected that that's the path that I was going to take. So did you feel loved? I didn't even know what that was. Nobody talked about love in my house. It wasn't a conversation anybody was having. We were talking about we were out to change the world.

We were talking about my Uncle Jack. We were talking about the Peace Corps. We were talking about people with intellectual disabilities. That's what we were talking about.

We were talking about my Uncle Jack. We were talking about the Peace Corps. We were talking about people with intellectual disabilities. That's what we were talking about.

We were talking about my Uncle Jack. We were talking about the Peace Corps. We were talking about people with intellectual disabilities. That's what we were talking about.

Well, we didn't discuss feelings in my house. My mother had a saying where she would say, I don't want to hear one yip out of you. And I don't think she did it to be mean. She did it to just keep it moving.

Well, we didn't discuss feelings in my house. My mother had a saying where she would say, I don't want to hear one yip out of you. And I don't think she did it to be mean. She did it to just keep it moving.

Well, we didn't discuss feelings in my house. My mother had a saying where she would say, I don't want to hear one yip out of you. And I don't think she did it to be mean. She did it to just keep it moving.

No, there's never a conversation about any of it.

No, there's never a conversation about any of it.

No, there's never a conversation about any of it.

It's just like, let's keep moving. Let's keep moving. And I think that came from her mother who had gone through losing two other children. And she just kept moving. She had a strong faith. And I think she wanted to represent a figure to her children. Things happen, but we have to carry on.

It's just like, let's keep moving. Let's keep moving. And I think that came from her mother who had gone through losing two other children. And she just kept moving. She had a strong faith. And I think she wanted to represent a figure to her children. Things happen, but we have to carry on.

It's just like, let's keep moving. Let's keep moving. And I think that came from her mother who had gone through losing two other children. And she just kept moving. She had a strong faith. And I think she wanted to represent a figure to her children. Things happen, but we have to carry on.

That was how I grew up. And I have come full circle to really thinking about the child and my mother, how nobody saw her, nobody comforted her. And I think our job is to heal ourselves so we don't continue the pattern. Right. I didn't want to be. I admired my mother. She's still my greatest role model. I think about her probably every single day. I'm in conversation with her.

That was how I grew up. And I have come full circle to really thinking about the child and my mother, how nobody saw her, nobody comforted her. And I think our job is to heal ourselves so we don't continue the pattern. Right. I didn't want to be. I admired my mother. She's still my greatest role model. I think about her probably every single day. I'm in conversation with her.